Courage to pick up the stones
A few nights ago, Sharon (my wife) was out leaving me to babysit the kids. My great friend and pastor, Dave Connolly came round for for a cup-of-tea (very British!), chocolate (Cadburys of course) and a catch-up as I have been away a lot recently. It was a great time! He is a great guy.
We were talking about David and his fight with Goliath. It is a famous story in the Bible and certainly one of my favourite stories. Like many others, I have used it in sermons: “Slaying Your Giants”, “Stone Me!” and “How to Get A-Head in Life”. We use the principles of the story and apply them to our life. Great, and very practical.
A quick recap – David is facing Goliath, and his weapon of choice is 5 smooth stones for his sling. David runs at Goliath and shoots with a few small stones, targeted with precision to the head of Goliath. A message then goes from Goliath’s head to the rest of his body: you’re dead dude. Victory belongs to David and the army of God.
As we were talking about the story, we both went off on little tangents (as we often do when we chat), each getting a different angle on this legendary story. For me – it was looking at this idea of the 5 smooth stones (very specific) as his chosen weapon.
Concept: Having the courage to pick up the stones.
I wonder what that means to you?


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